an important fire untied in the suburbs of seoulon the eve of the Lunar New Year holidays, affected this Friday to 60 houses and forced 500 people To be evacuatedalthough there were no victims, reported the authorities in the capital of South Korea.
The fire advanced on the Guryong Towna suburb near the skyscrapers of the luxurious Gangnam district of the South Korean capital, according to the AFP news agency.
The fire, which started around 6:30 a.m. local time (6:30 p.m. on Thursday in Argentina), burned some 60 homes and some 500 people had to be evacuated. Authorities reported no victims.
The fire, whose causes are unknown so far, was completely extinguished at noon.according to the authorities.
“We are considering opening an additional investigation in this case,” Choi Jae-young, an official with the Seoul metropolitan area fire and disaster service, told AFP.
Residents of the suburb said they were not surprised when a fire broke out. “There have been a lot of safety issues in the community around the fires and it seems like they were never seriously acknowledged.” by the authorities, said Lee Woon-chul, 65, who has lived in this town for 30 years.
“The houses are very old and the electrical cables are dangerous and poorly arranged. Often there are sparks inside the houses,” he added.
Since 2012, eight fires have been declared in the neighborhoodaccording to the Gangnam District Office in Seoul.
The Guryong settlement was created around 1988, after residents of the surrounding area were evicted from their homes due to development in the capital, which was to host the Olympic Games.
